hắc ám
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 黑暗 (“dark; unlighted”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hak̚˧˦ ʔaːm˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˧˥ ʔaːm˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˥ ʔaːm˦˥]
Adjective
[edit]- dark; unlighted
- (figurative) backward; unenlightened; evil; corrupt; sordid; dark